# Use Essential Amino Acids to Measuer Soybean Value

> Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Sluneck argued at a US International Trade Commission hearing that essential amino acid content should replace crude protein as the measure of soybean quality. He said Japanese buyers favor Gulf soybeans based on crude protein, a practice he called a non-tariff trade barrier.

- Date: 2018-12-15 · published 2018-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61875-use-essential-amino-acids-to-measuer-soybean-value
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If Japanese buyers shift to amino-acid-based valuation, demand could favor northern-grown soybeans and Pacific Northwest exports, altering regional soybean spreads.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-12-05 | [Looking at the US soybean sales to China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14619-looking-at-the-us-soybean-sales-to-china-meat-poultry.md) | -2.3% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2021-01-12 | [EU soybean meal imports slump on tight South American supplies: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49224-eu-soybean-meal-imports-slump-on-tight-south-american-supplies-sources.md) | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-08-29 | [To Crush or Not to Crush? - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28887-to-crush-or-not-to-crush-u-s-soybean-export-council.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Soybeans: How much is “substantial”? \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11525-soybeans-how-much-is-substantial-articles-ing-think.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2026-07-30 | [Argentine Soybean Exports Surge Amid Strong Domestic Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13785-argentine-soybean-exports-surge-amid-strong-domestic-supply.md) | -2.2% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- kdhlradio.com: https://kdhlradio.com/use-essential-amino-acids-to-measure-soybean-value/

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